Considering the critical and commercial success of “Heneral Luna”, a sequel was bound to happen at some point, with Jerrold Targo deciding to focus on Gregorio del Pilar (aka Goyo) a young general who also played a crucial role in the Philippine-American war. Furthermore, since the character was already present in the prequel, he decided to cast the same actor for the role, Paulo Avelino, thus adding to the continuity of the two movies.
The story begins immediately after the events of the first film, essentially the next day, where we find Goyo being tasked by President Emilio Aguinaldo with hunting down Luna's loyalists in the Philippine Revolutionary Army. His search is a success, although the schism within the Filipino army, following the murder of Luna, is evident. The result, however, is that Goyo is promoted to Major-General of the army in Pangasinan. From this point on, the movie is split into two parts,...
The story begins immediately after the events of the first film, essentially the next day, where we find Goyo being tasked by President Emilio Aguinaldo with hunting down Luna's loyalists in the Philippine Revolutionary Army. His search is a success, although the schism within the Filipino army, following the murder of Luna, is evident. The result, however, is that Goyo is promoted to Major-General of the army in Pangasinan. From this point on, the movie is split into two parts,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
With a production budget of ₱80 million, “Heneral Luna” is one of the most expensive Filipino epic historical films ever released. On September 29, 2015, it broke the previous record of ₱160 million to become the highest grossing Filipino historical film of all time, while also being one of the highest grossing Filipino films of all time in general.
Towards the end of the 19th century, Spanish colonial rule over the Philippines came to an end and the country gained its independence on June 12. Unwilling to face humiliation, Spain secretly sells the archipelago to the victorious Americans for $20 million during the Treaty of Paris. It is during this time that the story of the movie begins at the Barasoain Church in Malolos, during a cabinet meeting over the growing American presence in the Philippines, which actually sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Cabinet members Felipe Buencamino and Pedro Paterno propose to...
Towards the end of the 19th century, Spanish colonial rule over the Philippines came to an end and the country gained its independence on June 12. Unwilling to face humiliation, Spain secretly sells the archipelago to the victorious Americans for $20 million during the Treaty of Paris. It is during this time that the story of the movie begins at the Barasoain Church in Malolos, during a cabinet meeting over the growing American presence in the Philippines, which actually sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Cabinet members Felipe Buencamino and Pedro Paterno propose to...
- 4/14/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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